From the outset, we've accepted responsibility for the two deeply regrettable operational spills in Bodo.

We've always wanted to compensate the community fairly and we are please to have reached an agreement.

The deal, which marked the end of a three-year legal battle, was below the reported £300m sought by the Bodo community.

An earlier report by Amnesty International, a human rights group, found oil spills from Shell's Trans Niger Pipeline caused health problems for residents of a town in the Ogoniland region. It also disrupted trade for local fisherman.